Husking-mitten.



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JOHN W. COVERT, OF RARITAN, ILLINOIS.

HUSKING-MITTEN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. COVERT, citizen of the United States, residing at Raritan, in the county of Henderson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Husking-Mittens, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a protector for the hand, thereby enabling the farmer to husk the corn without experiencing soreness and cuts resulting from husking corn with. the naked hand.

Mittens are generally provided to overcome this diiliculty but as heretofore con structed, such mittens wear but a compara'- tively short time because of the hard usage to which they are subjected, hence some considerable expense is incurred in supplying mittens. j

The present invention provides a mitten which may bereversed, thereby enabling the back to .be brought opposite to the palm when one side of the mitten is worn, thereby increasing the life, or periodof the mitten two-fold.

A further purpose of the invention is to increasethe thickness of the wearing portions of the mitten and to roughen, or ridge the same so that the husks may be engaged to better advantage, the hand kept warmer and the period of usefulness of the mitten-more than doubled.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to` acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting thejresult, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and'mino'r deta'ils without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof,l still the preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the husking mitten embed fing the invention. Fig. 2 is a f ront view o the mitten having one of the thumb cots folded inside so as tobe out of the way. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 26, 1907.

Patented .Tune 2, 1908.

Serial No. 380,943.

the mitten. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion ofl the fabric on a larger scale.

the mitten is provided with two thumb cots arranged at o osite edges and u on o o site sides of thIdpmitten, thereby enlablingphe mitten to be reversed. It is to be understood that one of the thumb cots projects outward and the other into the mitten so as to be out of the-way. This is plain on reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.

The inner side of each thumb cot as well as opposite sides of the body of the mitten is provided with strips 2 which constitute ribs as well as serving to materially increase the. thickness of the mitten and thereby add to its lasting qualities and the warmth thereof.

The strips 2 are comparatively narrow and are cut from flannel7 or other textile and are stitched to the mitten midway of theirlongi- -tudinal edges, thereby leaving loose portions upon opposite sides ofthe lines of stitching and which loose ortions turning outward, form the ribs which areadvantageous and facilitate the work of husking.

Inasmuch as there is no wear upon the outer side of the thumb cots, or upon the wrist portion ofthe mitten, these parts are not rovided with the strips.

hen one side of the mitten is worn, the thumb cot corresponding thereto is turned so as to extend into the mitten and the' other thumb cot'is drawn outward and the mitten is reversed, thereby bringing new, or freshf surfaces in osition to receive the wear.

Having t us described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A mitten having a plurality of parallel' strips of flexible material stitched thereto midway of their longitudinal edges, the said edges of the adjacent strips being in loose Contact with each other and turned outward Contact with each other and turned outward to form ribs for the purpose speciied. to form ribs. lo 2. A mitten comprislng a body portion In testimony whereof I affix my signature poiddvith a thumll clt, one of the ffacles in presence of two Witnesses.

o t e o ortion an t einner si eo t e thumb col',r having a plurality of parallel JOHN W' COVERT' [L S'l strips of ileXible material stitched thereto Witnesses:

midway of their longitudinal edges',' the said y C. R. KAISER,y

edges of the adjacent strips being in loose PERRY COOPER: 

